Agni Purana — Chapter 35

AgP 35.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये अग्निकार्यकथनं नाम चतुर्त्रिंशो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {३५} :श् अथ पञ्चत्रिंशो ऽध्यायः पवित्राधिवासनादिविधिः अग्निर् उवाच सम्पाताहुतिनासिच्य(२) पवित्राण्यधिवासयेत् नृसिंहमन्त्रजप्तानि गुप्तान्यस्त्रेण तानि तु

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye agnikāryakathanaṃ nāma caturtriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {35} :ś atha pañcatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ pavitrādhivāsanādividhiḥ agnir uvāca sampātāhutināsicya(2) pavitrāṇyadhivāsayet nṛsiṃhamantrajaptāni guptānyastreṇa tāni tu

Thus, in the primal great Purāṇa, the Āgneya, the thirty-fourth chapter, called the Account of the Fire-Rite. Chapter 35: Now the thirty-fifth chapter, the rule for the pre-installation of the pavitras and so forth. Agni said: Having sprinkled with the sampāta oblation, he should set out the pavitras (sacred threads) for the pre-installation; they have been made subject to muttering of the Nṛsiṃha mantra and guarded with the astra (weapon-mantra),

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AgP 35.2

वस्त्रसंवेष्टितान्येव पात्रस्थान्यभिमन्त्रयेत् विल्वाद्यद्भिः प्रोक्षितानि मन्त्रेण चैकधा द्विधा(४)

vastrasaṃveṣṭitānyeva pātrasthānyabhimantrayet vilvādyadbhiḥ prokṣitāni mantreṇa caikadhā dvidhā(4)

and, wrapped in cloth and placed in a vessel, he should consecrate them with mantras — sprinkled with bilva-water and the rest, with the mantra once or twice.

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AgP 35.3

कुम्भपार्श्वे तु संस्थाप्य रक्षां विज्ञाप्य देशिकः दन्तकाष्ठञ्चामरकं पूर्वे सङ्कर्षणेन तु

kumbhapārśve tu saṃsthāpya rakṣāṃ vijñāpya deśikaḥ dantakāṣṭhañcāmarakaṃ pūrve saṅkarṣaṇena tu

Having set (them) down beside the jar and having announced the protection, the officiant (places) a tooth-stick and a fly-whisk in the east with (the mantra of) Saṅkarṣaṇa,

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AgP 35.4

प्रद्युम्नेन भस्मतिलान् दक्षे गोमयमृत्तिकां :न् १ स्वस्तिमुद्रयेति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ पञ्चवक्त्रंश्चेति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ सङ्घाताहुतिनासिच्येति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ मन्त्राणां चैकधा द्विधेति ख, चिहिनितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १०३ वारुणेन चानिरुद्धेन सौम्ये नारायणेन च

pradyumnena bhasmatilān dakṣe gomayamṛttikāṃ :n 1 svastimudrayeti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 pañcavaktraṃśceti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 saṅghātāhutināsicyeti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 mantrāṇāṃ caikadhā dvidheti kha, cihinitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 103 vāruṇena cāniruddhena saumye nārāyaṇena ca

ashes and sesame with (the mantra of) Pradyumna, cow-dung and clay in the south with (the mantra of) Varuṇa and with Aniruddha, and in the north with Nārāyaṇa,

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AgP 35.5

दर्भोदकञ्चाथ हृदा अग्नौ कुङ्कुमरोचनं ऐशान्यां शिरसा धूपं शिखया नैरृतेप्यथ

darbhodakañcātha hṛdā agnau kuṅkumarocanaṃ aiśānyāṃ śirasā dhūpaṃ śikhayā nairṛtepyatha

and darbha-water with the heart(-mantra); in the (southeast) fire (quarter) saffron and yellow pigment; in the northeast, with the head(-mantra), incense; in the southwest, with the tuft(-mantra),

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AgP 35.6

मूलपुष्पाणि दिव्यानि कवचेनाथ वायवे चन्दनाम्ब्वक्षतदधिदूर्वाश् च पुटिकास्थिताः

mūlapuṣpāṇi divyāni kavacenātha vāyave candanāmbvakṣatadadhidūrvāś ca puṭikāsthitāḥ

choice flowers of roots, with the armour(-mantra); then, in the northwest, sandal, water, unhusked grain, curds and dūrvā grass, placed in a small basket.

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AgP 35.7

गृहं त्रिसूत्रेणावेष्ट्य पुनः सिद्धार्थकान् क्षिपेत् दद्यात्पूजाक्रमेणाथ स्वैः स्वैर् गन्धपवित्रकं

gṛhaṃ trisūtreṇāveṣṭya punaḥ siddhārthakān kṣipet dadyātpūjākrameṇātha svaiḥ svair gandhapavitrakaṃ

Having wound the house about with a triple thread, he should again scatter white mustard seeds; then in the order of worship he should present the scented pavitra to each (deity) with its own (mantra),

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AgP 35.8

मन्त्रैर् वै द्वारपादिभ्यो विष्णुकुम्भे त्वनेन च विष्णुतेजोभवं रम्यं सर्वपातकनाशनं

mantrair vai dvārapādibhyo viṣṇukumbhe tvanena ca viṣṇutejobhavaṃ ramyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanaṃ

to the door-guardians and the rest with (their own) mantras, and to the jar of Viṣṇu with this (following one): "Arisen from Viṣṇu's splendour, delightful, destroying all sins,

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AgP 35.9

सर्वकामप्रदं देवं तवाङ्गे धारयाम्यहं सम्पूज्य धूपदीपाद्यैर् व्रजेद्द्वारसमीपतः

sarvakāmapradaṃ devaṃ tavāṅge dhārayāmyahaṃ sampūjya dhūpadīpādyair vrajeddvārasamīpataḥ

granting every wish — O God, I place (it) upon your body." Having worshipped with incense, lamps and the rest, he should go near the door.

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AgP 35.10

गन्धपुष्पाक्षतोपेतं पवित्रञ्चाखिलेर्पयेत् (१) पवित्रं वैष्णवं तेजो महापातकनाशनं

gandhapuṣpākṣatopetaṃ pavitrañcākhilerpayet (1) pavitraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tejo mahāpātakanāśanaṃ

He should present to all (of them) the pavitra together with perfume, flowers and unhusked grain: "The pavitra is Viṣṇu's splendour, destroying great sins;

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AgP 35.11

धर्मकामार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं स्वकेङ्गे धारयाम्यहं आसने परिवारादौ गुरौ दद्यात् पवित्रकं

dharmakāmārthasiddhyarthaṃ svakeṅge dhārayāmyahaṃ āsane parivārādau gurau dadyāt pavitrakaṃ

"For the sake of attaining dharma, pleasure, and wealth, I wear (this) upon my own body." (Then) he should give a purificatory thread to the seat, to the retinue and the rest, and to the guru.

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AgP 35.12

गन्धादिभिः समभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादिमत् विष्णुतेजोभवेत्यादिमूलेन हरयेर्पयेत्

gandhādibhiḥ samabhyarcya gandhapuṣpākṣatādimat viṣṇutejobhavetyādimūlena harayerpayet

Having worshipped (it) fully with sandal-paste and the rest, together with perfume, flowers, unhusked grain and so on, he should offer (it) to Hari with the root-mantra beginning "May it become the splendour of Viṣṇu."

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AgP 35.13

वह्निस्थाय ततो दत्वा देवं सम्प्रार्थयेत्ततः क्षीरोदधिमहानागशय्यावस्थितविग्रहः

vahnisthāya tato datvā devaṃ samprārthayettataḥ kṣīrodadhimahānāgaśayyāvasthitavigrahaḥ

Then, having given (it) to the one seated in the fire, he should then entreat the god: "(You) whose form abides on the couch of the great serpent in the ocean of milk—"

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AgP 35.14

प्रातस्त्वां पूजयिष्यामि सन्निधौ भव केशव इन्द्रादिभस्ततो दत्वा विष्णुपार्षदके बलिं

prātastvāṃ pūjayiṣyāmi sannidhau bhava keśava indrādibhastato datvā viṣṇupārṣadake baliṃ

"In the morning I shall worship you; be present, Keśava." Then, having given (offerings) to Indra and the others, (he offers) the oblation to Viṣṇu's attendants.

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AgP 35.15

ततो देवाग्रतः कुम्भं वासोयुगसमन्वितं रोचनाचन्द्रकाश्मीरगन्धाद्युदकसंयुतं

tato devāgrataḥ kumbhaṃ vāsoyugasamanvitaṃ rocanācandrakāśmīragandhādyudakasaṃyutaṃ

Then, in front of the god, (he places) a pot furnished with a pair of garments, filled with water containing yellow pigment, camphor, saffron, perfume and the rest.

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AgP 35.16

गन्धपुष्पादिनाभूष्य मूलमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् :न् १ पवित्रं पार्श्वतो नयेदिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १०४ मण्डपाद्वहिरागत्य विलिप्ते मण्डलत्रये

gandhapuṣpādinābhūṣya mūlamantreṇa pūjayet :n 1 pavitraṃ pārśvato nayediti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 104 maṇḍapādvahirāgatya vilipte maṇḍalatraye

Having adorned (it) with perfume, flowers and the rest, he should worship (it) with the root-mantra. [Note 1: "he should carry the purifier to the side" is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. Page 104.] Having come out from the pavilion, upon three drawn diagrams (he proceeds).

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AgP 35.17

पञ्चगव्यञ्चरुन्दन्तकाष्ठञ्चैव क्रमाद्भवेत् पुराणश्रवणं स्तोत्रं पठन् जागरणं निशि

pañcagavyañcarundantakāṣṭhañcaiva kramādbhavet purāṇaśravaṇaṃ stotraṃ paṭhan jāgaraṇaṃ niśi

And the five products of the cow and a tooth-cleaning stick should come in due order; (there should be) the hearing of a Purāṇa, and, reciting a hymn of praise, keeping vigil through the night.

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AgP 35.18

परप्रेषकबालानां स्त्रीणां भोगभुजां तथा सद्योधिवासनं कुर्याद्विना गन्धपवित्रकं

parapreṣakabālānāṃ strīṇāṃ bhogabhujāṃ tathā sadyodhivāsanaṃ kuryādvinā gandhapavitrakaṃ

For those sent on others' errands, for children, for women, and for those enjoying pleasures, he may perform the preliminary consecration on the same day, without the perfume and the purificatory thread.

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